Vince Colosimo accused of cheating on girlfriend Sabella Sugar
Vince Colosimo and girlfriend Sabella Sugar looked the picture of domestic bliss when they stepped out together at a glamorous party. But the couple has been rocked by accusations of Colosimo’s secret affairs — right under Sugar’s nose.
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He plays the doting dad by day but at night he’s indulging in secret hook-ups at sleazy motels.
It sounds like the sort of role Vince Colosimo has played during his illustrious acting career.
Only it’s not. This is now allegedly Colosimo’s reality.
Friends of the star’s partner of three years, Sabella Sugar, have reached out to Page 13 saying they are sick of Colosimo’s litany of “heartbreaking lies”.
Those in Sugar’s inner circle believe Colosimo has been carrying out secret affairs with other women right under his devoted girlfriend’s nose.
Colosimo moved into Sugar’s Brighton house a year ago and has quickly become a father figure to her young children.
The Underbelly star also looks after his own children from past relationships with actors Jane Hall and Diana Glenn.
Sugar is on the board of Melbourne-based group My Red Flags, promoting education and awareness of early signs of domestic abuse and violence.
Those associated with the group believe Sugar has been fed a torrent of lies from Colosimo and are concerned she is still believing him as he refuses to leave her house.
They say Sugar has been bombarded by phone calls, texts and social media messages from other women claiming to be relationships with the actor.
“He goes missing for huge chunks of the night, claiming to be looking after his sick parents,” one friend said.
“But really he is off meeting up with a woman in a hotel.”
“Women have called while he was asleep in Sabella’s bed in the middle of the night, yelling to her that he is a lying, cheating arsehole.
“Another woman has contacted Sabella claiming Vince told her he was in an exclusive relationship with her. It’s so messy.”
Another friend said that when Sugar confronted Colosimo earlier this month about having sex with other women, he just told her she was “crazy”.
The star of movies like Chopper, Wog Boy and Lantana then started mowing the lawn “like a good house husband”.
“He gets angry at her for accusing him, or just laughs and shrugs it off and trots out some line that he has psycho stalkers and women have been preying on him for years.”
“Lurking around a Fitzroy St hotel for a late night hook-up while pretending to be with his sick parents is the final straw.
“He has to be called out on his behaviour. Women can be resourceful, it’s not hard to catch guys out.
“It’s not okay that men think they can just lie through their teeth and get away with it, making a woman feel like they are going crazy — enough is enough.”
Sadly, it is a well-worn tale.
When called, Sugar chose not to comment saying her family’s privacy was of the utmost importance.
Colosimo did not respond to Page 13’s calls.
VINCE’S TROUBLED TIMES
The 53-year-old Colosimo, one of Australia’s best known actors, hit troubled times with a string of driving and drug offences.
He was pulled over with police finding a small amount of the drug ice in a sunglasses case in his car in September 2016.
Later that year, the actor was handed a $3500 fine for driving under the influence of the same drug while on a suspended licence.
He was threatened with jail time by a magistrate who said, “If you’re back here for a fourth time, it won’t be pretty.”
His appearances in court also revealed the extent of Colosimo’s ongoing financial troubles.
His lawyer told the court that his client had been cleaning building sites in between acting roles to make ends meet.
While acknowledging he had been unhappy and “lost direction”, Colosimo expressed frustration at media reporting which he claimed had painted him as a drug addict.
“But what pissed me off more than anything was the story that people were getting was that I was weak and addicted and going through all this stuff. But I really wasn’t,” he told Fairfax Media last year.
Colosimo has appeared to be on the comeback trail with roles in the 2018 film The Second and the hugely popular drama Doctor Doctor.
But those close to the actor say the acting jobs are still few and far between. He has taken up delivering fruit and vegetables on the side.
The Secret Life Of Us love interest met first wife Jane Hall on the set of The Country Practice and had daughter Lucia with her.
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The pair got embroiled in a legal battle over their Melbourne home.
But things got even messier when he started dating Hall’s former co-star Kym Valentine.
Things became so fractured between Hall and Valentine they had to keep the Neighbours alumni apart on the Logies red carpet. They’d not want to be near each other.
Colosimo later began a long-term relationship with actor Diana Glenn, with the couple having a son Massimo.
Headlines hit again when Glenn’s best friend, Leonardo’s Bride lead singer Abby Dobson was pictured holding hands with Colosimo while Glenn was heavily pregnant, with reports they were all living under the same roof.
Hey, different strokes for different folks. But is it all fair in love and war?